Method for data extraction, terminal device and computer-readable storage medium

ABSTRACT

The present application relates to the technical field of data extraction, and provides a method for data extraction, a terminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method for data extraction determines the target cursor from the ordered cursor group based on the quoted keywords contained in the target instruction when the target instruction for extracting target data from the data set is detected and the cursor group in the data set is the ordered cursor group, and then extracts the target data from the data set based on the target instruction and the target cursor, which provides a basis for the movement extraction or movement processing of sequence data, without considering the limitations of query rules or structured query logic in the data, and improving the efficiency of data extraction.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is National phase of an internationalapplication PCT/CN2019/076990, filed on Mar. 5, 2019, the content ofwhich is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present application relates to the technical field of dataextraction, and more particularly to a method for data extraction, aterminal device, and a computer-readable storage medium.

BACKGROUND

With the development of science and technology, more and more fieldsneed to rely on the collection, processing and analysis of big data inproduct development or market expansion. At the same time, it is alsonecessary to build a corresponding database to facilitate the storageand extraction of the data. Structured Query Language (SQL) is adatabase query and programming language used to access data and toquery, update and manage databases. SQL as the most important relationaldatabase operating language has the influence exceeding the databasefield and is also valued and used in other fields. For example, dataretrieval in the field of artificial intelligence requires a languagethat needs to be embedded in SQL, and so on.

The existing databases all use the SQL language for data processing.However when the SQL language is used to extract relative offset data ormove calculation processing on the data with the ordered relationship,the SQL language has obvious structural limitations. For example, if youneed to query the data corresponding to the previous time of the timecolumn in the current cursor from an ordered cursor group data set witha time column, you need to query all the data for the target data setwhose time point is less than the time column of the current cursor,then use the time column sorting from the target data set to find thedata corresponding to the cursor with the maximum value of the timecolumn. It can be seen that the existing data extraction solutionscannot flexibly mobilize data with a certain sequence, that is, whichcannot quickly and intuitively extract relevant data, and results in lowdata extraction efficiency.

SUMMARY

The method for data extraction, the terminal device, and thecomputer-readable storage medium provided by the present application canimprove the data extraction efficiency.

In a first aspect of the present application provided with a method fordata extraction, which includes:

determining, if a target instruction for extracting target data from adata set is detected and a cursor group in the data set being an orderedcursor group, a target cursor from the ordered cursor group based onquoted keywords contained in the target instruction; and

extracting the target data from the data set based on the targetinstruction and the target cursor.

In a second aspect of the present application provided with a device fordata extraction, the device includes:

a determining unit, configured for determining, if a target instructionfor extracting target data from a data set is detected and a cursorgroup in the data set being an ordered cursor group, a target cursorfrom the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords contained in thetarget instruction; and

an extraction unit, configured for extracting the target data from thedata set based on the target instruction and the target cursor.

In a third aspect of the present application provided with a terminaldevice, which includes: a memory, a processor, and a computer programstored in the memory and running on the processor, when the processorexecutes the computer program the steps of the method of the firstaspect are implemented.

In a fourth aspect of the present application provided with acomputer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, when thecomputer program is executed by a processor the steps of the method ofthe first aspect are implemented.

In the embodiments of the present application, when the targetinstruction for extracting target data from the data set is detected,and the cursor group of the data set is an ordered cursor group, thetarget cursor is determined from the ordered cursor group based on thequoted keywords contained in the target instruction, and then the targetdata corresponding to the target cursor is extracted from the data setbased on the target instruction and the target cursor, which provides abasis for the movement extraction or movement processing of sequencedata, without considering the limitations of the query rules in the dataor the structured query logic, the efficiency of data extraction isimproved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation of a method fordata extraction provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation of a method fordata extraction provided by another embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of an implementation of step S12 in amethod for data extraction provided by another embodiment of the presentapplication;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a device for data extractionprovided by an embodiment of the present application; and

FIG. 5 is schematic diagram of a terminal device provided by anembodiment of the present application.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following description, for the purpose of illustration ratherthan limitation, specific details such as a specific system structureand technology are proposed for a thorough understanding of theembodiments of the present application. However, it should be clear tothose skilled in the art that the present application can also beimplemented in other embodiments without these specific details. Inother cases, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices,circuits, and methods are omitted to avoid unnecessary details fromobstructing the description of the present application.

In order to illustrate the technical solution described in the presentapplication, specific embodiments are used for description below.

Referring to FIG. 1, which is an implementation flowchart of a methodfor data extraction provided by an embodiment of the presentapplication. The execution subject of the method for data extraction inthe embodiment can be a client or a server that stores the data set,since the storage of the data set can be in a database, or in thestorage space of other forms, the specific storage method of the dataset will not be repeated in the embodiment.

The method for data extraction as shown in FIG. 1 includes:

S11: determining, if a target instruction for extracting target datafrom a data set is detected and a cursor group in the data set being anordered cursor group, a target cursor from the ordered cursor groupbased on quoted keywords contained in the target instruction.

In the step S11, the data in the data set is in one-to-one correspondingto the cursors in the cursor group. The ordered cursor group can beobtained by data storage according to a preset storage rule, or it canbe obtained by setting a fixed arrangement rule.

In the embodiment, the target instruction may specifically be a dataquery instruction written in SQL language, which contains quotedkeywords for data extraction.

In practical applications, when the target data needs to be extractedfrom the data set, and the cursor group of the data set is the orderedcursor group, the data extraction can be complete through determiningthe target cursor of the target data and then querying correspondingdata according to the target cursor, the efficiency of data extractioncan be improved, and at the same time, the amount of extracted data canbe prevented from occupying more operating resources.

S12: extracting the target data from the data set based on the targetinstruction and the target cursor.

In step S12, since the data in the data set is in one-to-onecorresponding to the cursors in the cursor group, that is, each data inthe data set corresponds to a cursor. Performing a matching query of thecursor in the target cursor with the cursor of each group of data in thedata set, and such that the target data with the same cursor and thetarget cursor can be extracted from the data set.

It is understandable that since the target data can be queried andextracted through the cursor in the target cursor, thereby when sequencemovement extraction or movement calculation is performed on the data,the extraction range of target data can be re-determined by removing oradding different target cursors.

For example, when extracting data from January 1 to January 5, the firstgroup of target cursors can be A, B, C, D, and E. When you need toextract data from January 2 to January 6, the second group of targetcursors can be B, C, D, E, and F. The difference between the first groupof target cursors and the second group of target cursors lies in thetarget cursors A and F. Therefore, the target cursor can be determinedfrom the ordered cursor group, which can realize the movement extractionor movement processing of the data.

In the embodiment of the present application, when the targetinstruction for extracting target data from the data set is detected,and the cursor group of the data set is an ordered cursor group, thetarget cursor is determined from the ordered cursor group based on thequoted keywords contained in the target instruction, and then the targetdata corresponding to the target cursor is extracted from the data setbased on the target instruction and the target cursor, which provides abasis for the movement extraction or movement processing of sequencedata, without considering the limitations of the query rules in the dataor the structured query logic, the efficiency of data extraction isimproved.

Referring to FIG. 2, which is a schematic flowchart of a method for dataextraction provided by another embodiment of the present application.

The difference between the embodiment and the previous embodimentfurther includes step S10 before step S11, specifically:

S10: configuring a mobile specification file configured for definingquoted keywords in a preset structured query language SQL rule file toobtain a new SQL rule file; the new SQL rule file is configured fordescribing and responding to the target instruction of the target dataextracted from the data set.

In step S10, the SQL rule file is used to define the usage specificationof the query statement. The mobile specification file of the quotedkeywords is a protocol file used to describe the extraction rule of thequoted keywords.

In the embodiment, the new SQL rule file defines a preset instructionfor extracting target data from the data set, when the presetinstruction for extracting target data from the data set is detected,the preset instruction is responded to obtain the cursor group of thedata set.

It should be noted that in the embodiment, the new SQL rule file isobtained by configuring the mobile specification file used to define thequoted keywords in the SQL rule file, due that the new aggregatefunction rule file is used to describe and respond the targetinstruction of target data extracted from the data set, and when thetarget instruction for extracting target data from the data set isdetected, the target instruction can be responded to extract the targetdata.

In all the embodiments of the present application, the new SQL rule fileis configured with a mobile specification file defining the quotedkeywords, and the mobile specification file of the quoted keywords is aprotocol file used to describe the extraction rule of the quotedkeywords.

Since the new SQL rule file is used to describe and respond to thetarget instruction of extracting target data from the data set, when thetarget data needs to be extracted from the data set, by responding tothe target instruction containing the quoted keywords, it can realizethe operation of extracting target data from the data set.

Further, in the embodiment, the cursor groups in the data set are allordered cursor groups. It is understandable that in all the embodimentsof the present application, since the data in the data set is inone-to-one corresponding to the cursors in the cursor group, when thecursor group is the ordered cursor group, the target cursor can bedetermined from the ordered cursor group, and then the correspondingtarget data can be extracted according to the target cursor.

As a specific implementation manner of the embodiment, the step S12 mayspecifically include: determining position information of the targetcursor relative to a current cursor according to the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction, and determining the target cursorfrom the ordered cursor group according to the position information.

It should be noted that since the existing SQL rule file is notconfigured with a mobile specification file for defining quotedkeywords, thereby when extracting or processing a sequence data set, itis impossible to perform quoting or movement quoting of the target databased on the sequence of the sequence data set. Take the commodity pricein a week as a set of sequence data as an example, supposing that onFriday, you want to get the commodity prices of the current day (N) andthe previous day (N−1), that is, the commodity prices of Friday andThursday, it is necessary to traverse the sequence data set and storethem separately to realize the data query separately. Specifically, byquerying the current maximum number of days (N=5), that is, thecommodity price corresponding to Friday, and at the same time queryingthe commodity price that is one day less than the current maximum numberof days (N−1=4), that is, the commodity price corresponding to Thursday.Since the data query process is to sequentially traverse the cursorgroups and extract the corresponding data of each cursor group, it isnecessary to store the data of the traversed cursor groups, which causesthe phenomenon of data redundancy.

In order to solve the phenomenon of data redundancy in the prior art,the new SQL rule file is obtained by configuring the mobilespecification file used to define quoted keywords in the SQL rule file,due that the new aggregate function rule file is used for describing andresponding the target instruction for extracting target data from thedata set, the target instruction contains quoted keywords, the targetcursor can be determined from the ordered cursor group based on theposition information of the target cursor defined by the quoted keywordsrelative to the current cursors, and then the target data is extracted,and the data in the data set does not need to sequentially traverse andstore, which improves the flexibility of extracting and processingsequence data, and effectively improves the efficiency of dataprocessing.

Taking the quoted keyword Ref as an example, the expression N in Ref(Exp, N) is the position information of the target cursor relative tothe current cursor, and Exp is used to define the content of the targetdata.

For example, to access a data set of a product, the prices of theproduct in the previous three days can be used in the sentence “SelectPrice,Ref (Price,3) from PriceTable”, where N in Ref (Price,3) is theposition information of the target cursor relative to the currentcursor, indicating that the cursor of the previous three days is quoted,Exp is the Price, that is, the target data content is the price, whichrealizes that the SQL sentence has the function of relative quote to thedata in the time series.

As another specific implementation manner of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are used to limit thenumber of data samples of the aggregate function.

Further, the step S12 may specifically include: creating, if the targetinstruction is an instruction to extract the target data based on theaggregate function, a moving window according to the number of datasamples and determining the target cursor from the ordered cursor groupbased on the moving window; and the target cursor comprises a cursor ora cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

It should be noted that the aggregate function is a function whose valueis a set as input and returns a single value. In SQL, the aggregatefunction can be: average value avg, sum sum, or count count, etc.

In the prior art, an aggregation function can be used to extract orcalculate corresponding data from a data set.

Taking the average value as an example, to obtain the average number oftransaction prices from a data set of a product, the sentence “Selectaverage(price) from pricetable” can be used, that is to calculate theaverage value of all the price data in the entire data set ofpricetable. However, in practical applications, when it is necessary tocalculate the average value of part of the data in the data set, itcannot be implemented based on the aggregate function.

In order to implement calculations by calling part of the data in thedata set in the aggregate function, it is allowed to add quoted keywordsused to limit the number of data samples in the aggregate function. Takethe example of dynamically obtaining the average value of price data inthe past 20 days from the data set of a certain commodity, the sentence“Select average(price,20), from pricetable” can be used, where “20” isthe number of the data samples of the aggregate function.

As another specific implementation manner of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are used to limit thecondition of data samples of the aggregate function.

Further, the step S12 may specifically include: determining, if thetarget instruction is an instruction to extract the target data based onthe aggregate function, the target cursor from the ordered cursor groupaccording to the condition of data samples; wherein the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

In the prior art, the aggregation function can be used to extract orcalculate corresponding data from a data set. Take the average value asan example, to obtain the average number of price data whose transactionprice is greater than 100 from the data set of a certain commodity, thatis, the average value of all price data whose transaction price isgreater than 100, although the sentence “Select average (price) frompricetable where vol>100” can be used, however in actual applications,when the above aggregate function is executed, all data in the data setneeds to be polled and compared to obtain the data sample of theaggregate function, so that redundant data will be generated.

In order to eliminate the redundant data generated during the operationof the aggregate function, it is allowed to define the condition of datasamples of the aggregate function in the aggregate function. Taking thecalculation of the average value of price data whose transaction priceis greater than 100 as an example, the sentence “Select average(price,vol>100), from pricetable” can be used, where “vol>100” is thecondition of data samples that limits the aggregation function.

In practical applications, since counters in the field know thataggregate functions can be defined or added by themselves according toevaluation requirements, aggregate functions can also be other aggregatefunctions other than the above-mentioned inherent aggregate functions,and in other aggregate functions, the quoted keywords can also be usedto limit the condition information of the target cursor in the aggregatefunction, which will not be repeated herein.

FIG. 3 shows another specific implementation of step S12, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are used to limit thecondition of data samples and the number of data samples of theaggregate function.

As shown in FIG. 3, the step S12 may specifically include:

S121: determining, if the target instruction is an instruction toextract the target data based on the aggregate function, a cursor groupto be filtered from the ordered cursor group according to the conditionof data samples.

S122: creating a moving window according to the number of data samplesand determining the target cursor from the cursor group to be filteredbased on the moving window; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursoror a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

In the embodiment, the quoted keywords define the condition and numberof the data samples of the aggregate function, where the condition ofdata samples is used to distinguish data that can be used as the datasample of the aggregate function from the data set. The cursor group tobe filtered is the data that meets the condition of data samples in thedata set, and the corresponding cursor set.

It should be noted that the quoted keywords contained in the targetinstruction also limits the number of data samples of the aggregatefunction. According to the number of data samples, the moving window canbe created. The moving window is used to identify the range of thetarget cursor, that is, the target cursor is determined from the cursorgroup to be filtered.

In the prior art, the aggregation function can be used to extract orcalculate corresponding data from a data set. Taking the average valueas an example, to obtain the average number of price data whosetransaction price is greater than 100 from the data set of a certaincommodity, that is, the average value of all price data whosetransaction price is greater than 100, the sentence “Selectaverage(price) from pricetable where vol>100” can be used. However, inpractical applications, when the above aggregate function is executed,all data in the data set needs to be polled and compared to obtain thedata sample of the aggregate function, so that redundant data will begenerated. In addition, when the data in the data set continues toincrease over time, there is interference data in the data set that doesnot need to be considered, for example, when the transaction price istoo low to be difficult to refer to, or the transaction data with toolong history has no reference value, using a simple aggregate functioncannot eliminate redundant data or interfering data.

In order to simplify the extraction step of the target data, it isallowed to define the condition and number of data samples of theaggregate function in the aggregate function. Taking the dynamiccalculation of the average of price data with transaction prices greaterthan 100 in the last 20 days from the data set of a certain product asan example, the sentence “Select average(price,vol>100,20) frompricetable” can be used, where, “Vol>100” is the definition of thecondition of data samples of aggregate function in the aggregatefunction, and “20” is the definition of the number of data samples ofthe aggregate function in the aggregate function.

The above rules can solve the cursor groups that meet the specifiedconditions in the specified number of samples in the mobile aggregationstatistics. In practical applications, there is another requirement formoving condition aggregation, that is, the condition is judged from thecurrent cursor forward, and the specified number of samples that meetthe condition are obtained as the target cursor group. Specifically, itcan be achieved by adding parameters to the quoted keywords, forexample, Select average (price,vol>100,20,true) from pricetablesatisfies the conditional judgment from the current cursor forward.

In the specific implementation, we can also achieve it through otherconfiguration options and configuration keywords. For example, usingSelect selectopt(1) average(price,vol>100,20) from pricetable to supportthe conditional judgment mode from the current cursor forward, Selectselectopt(0) average(price,vol>100,20) from pricetable to support theconditional judgment mode from the current cursor backward. In practicalapplications, since counters in the field know that aggregate functionscan be defined or added by themselves according to evaluationrequirements, aggregate functions can also be other aggregate functionsother than the above-mentioned inherent aggregate functions, in otheraggregate functions, the quoted keywords can also be used to limit thecondition information of the target cursor in the aggregate function,which will not be repeated herein.

Further, as yet another possible implementation of the embodiment, thequoted keywords contained in the target instruction are configured forpointing to a cursor of statistical data corresponding to a statisticalfunction; and the step S12 may include:

determining, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the statistical function, the statistical dataaccording to the statistical function; and determining the target cursorfrom the ordered cursor group based on the statistical data; wherein thetarget cursor includes a cursor or a cursor group composed of aplurality of cursors.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment, the statistical function canbe an aggregate function, and is used to determine a function withspecial meaning data from the data set, that is, the statistical datacorresponding to the statistical function is the data in the data set.

In the embodiment, the cursor corresponding to the statistical data isthe target cursor, that is, determining the target cursor from theordered set of cursors based on the statistical data is to identify thecursor corresponding to the statistical data as the target cursor.

In the prior art, statistical functions can be used to extract orcalculate corresponding data from a data set. Taking the statisticalfunction to calculate the maximum value Max as an example, to obtain themaximum score from the data set of the scores of all students in aclass, the sentence “Select Max(Score) from scoretable” can be used.However, in practical applications, after determining a certain targetdata in the data set, if the associated data of the target data isrequired to be obtained, it cannot be obtained based on the result ofthis calculation. For example, if the maximum score corresponding to thestudent ID or the name of the student is required to be determined, itcannot be obtained directly based on the maximum score determined thistime.

In order to improve the utilization of the calculation result of thestatistical function, the calculation result of the statistical functionis allowed to be used as a data sample, that is, the calculation resultof the statistical function is allowed to be used as a reference forcursor positioning to determine the target cursor. Taking the maximumscore from the data set of the scores of all students in a class and thestudent ID corresponding to the maximum value as an example, thesentence “Select Max(Score), refMax(ID) from scoretable” can be used,where ““refMax(ID)” is the quoted keywords, which points to thecalculation result of the statistical function Max(Score).

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the step S13may include: determining a target data group according to the targetcursor, and extracting the target data from the target data groupaccording to the target data dimension information defined in the targetinstruction.

In all the embodiments, the data set includes the data groups, and eachof the data groups includes at least one dimension information. Takingstudent performance as an example, all student performances in a classare the data set. In the data set, the performance of each student iscomposed of student name and student ID and other information to form adata group, the dimensional information can be: subject, gender, etc.The target data dimension information defined in the target instructionis used to determine specific target data from the data group.

It can be seen from the above that the embodiment of the presentapplication configures the mobile specification file used to define thequoted keywords into the structured query language SQL rule file toobtain a new SQL rule file. Due that the new aggregate function rulefile is used for describing and responding to the target instruction forextracting target data from a data set, so that when the targetinstruction is detected and the cursor group of the data set is anordered cursor group, the target cursor can be determined from theordered cursor group based on the quoted keywords contained in thetarget instruction, in turn, extracts the target data corresponding tothe target cursor from the data set, which provides a basis for themovement extraction or movement processing of sequence data, withoutconsidering the limitations of query rules or structured query logic inthe data, and improving the efficiency of data extraction.

Referring to FIG. 3, which is a schematic block diagram of a device fordata extraction provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Each unit included in the device 30 for data extraction of theembodiment is used to execute each step in the embodiment correspondingto FIG. 2. For details, please refer to the related description in theembodiment corresponding to FIG. 2, which will not be repeated herein.The device 30 for data extraction of the embodiment includes: adetermining unit 301 and an extraction unit 302, specifically:

The determining unit 301, configured for determining, if a targetinstruction for extracting target data from a data set is detected and acursor group in the data set being an ordered cursor group, a targetcursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords containedin the target instruction.

The extraction unit 302, configured for extracting the target data fromthe data set based on the target instruction and the target cursor.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the device 30for data extraction further includes: a configuration unit 300,configured for configuring a mobile authority file configured fordefining quoted keywords in a preset structured query language SQL rulefile to obtain a new SQL rule file; the new SQL rule file is configuredfor describing and responding to the target instruction of the targetdata extracted from the data set.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the determiningunit 301 is specifically configured for determining position informationof the target cursor relative to a current cursor according to thequoted keywords contained in the target instruction, and determining thetarget cursor from the ordered cursor group according to the positioninformation.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are configured for limitinga number of data samples of an aggregate function; the determining unit301 is specifically configured for creating, if the target instructionis an instruction to extract the target data based on the aggregatefunction, a moving window according to the number of data samples anddetermining the target cursor from the ordered cursor group based on themoving window; and the target cursor comprises a cursor or a cursorgroup composed of a plurality of cursors.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are configured for limitinga condition of data samples of an aggregate function; the determiningunit 301 is specifically configured for determining, if the targetinstruction is an instruction to extract the target data based on theaggregate function, the target cursor from the ordered cursor groupaccording to the condition of data samples; and the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are configured for limitinga number of data samples and a condition of data samples of an aggregatefunction; the determining unit 301 is specifically configured fordetermining, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the aggregate function, a cursor group to befiltered from the ordered cursor group according to the condition ofdata samples; and creating a moving window according to the number ofdata samples and determining the target cursor from the cursor group tobe filtered based on the moving window; wherein the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction are configured for pointingto a cursor of statistical data corresponding to a statistical function;the determining unit 301 is specifically configured for determining, ifthe target instruction is an instruction to extract the target databased on the statistical function, the statistical data according to thestatistical function; and determining the target cursor from the orderedcursor group based on the statistical data; wherein the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, the extractionunit 302 is specifically configured for determining a target data groupaccording to the target cursor, and extracting the target data from thetarget data group according to the target data dimensional informationdefined in the target instruction.

Referring to FIG. 4, which is a schematic block diagram of a terminaldevice according to another embodiment of the present application.

The terminal device 400 in the embodiment as shown in the FIG. 4 mayinclude: one or more processors 401; one or more input devices 402, oneor more output devices 403, and a memory 404. The aforementionedprocessor 401, the input device 402, the output device 403, and thememory 404 are connected via a bus 405. The memory 404 is used forstorage, the computer program includes instructions, and the processor401 performs the following operations by extracting the computer programstored in the memory 404:

The processor 401 is configured for: determining, if a targetinstruction for extracting target data from a data set is detected and acursor group in the data set being an ordered cursor group, a targetcursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords containedin the target instruction.

The processor 401 is configured for: extracting the target data from thedata set based on the target instruction and the target cursor.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the processor 401 isfurther configured for configuring a mobile authority file configuredfor defining quoted keywords in a preset structured query language SQLrule file to obtain a new SQL rule file; the new SQL rule file isconfigured for describing and responding to the target instruction ofthe target data extracted from the data set.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the processor 401 isfurther configured for determining position information of the targetcursor relative to a current cursor according to the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction, and determining the target cursorfrom the ordered cursor group according to the position information.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting a numberof data samples of an aggregate function; the processor 401 isspecifically configured for creating, if the target instruction is aninstruction to extract the target data based on the aggregate function,a moving window according to the number of data samples and determiningthe target cursor from the ordered cursor group based on the movingwindow; and the target cursor comprises a cursor or a cursor groupcomposed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting acondition of data samples of an aggregate function; the processor 401 isspecifically configured for determining, if the target instruction is aninstruction to extract the target data based on the aggregate function,the target cursor from the ordered cursor group according to thecondition of data samples; and the target cursor comprises a cursor or acursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting a numberof data samples and a condition of data samples of an aggregatefunction; the processor 401 is specifically configured for determining,if the target instruction is an instruction to extract the target databased on the aggregate function, a cursor group to be filtered from theordered cursor group according to the condition of data samples; andcreating a moving window according to the number of data samples anddetermining the target cursor from the cursor group to be filtered basedon the moving window; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursor or acursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for pointing to acursor of statistical data corresponding to a statistical function; theprocessor 401 is specifically configured for determining, if the targetinstruction is an instruction to extract the target data based on thestatistical function, the statistical data according to the statisticalfunction; and determining the target cursor from the ordered cursorgroup based on the statistical data; wherein the target cursor comprisesa cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the processor 401 isspecifically configured for determining a target data group according tothe target cursor, and extracting the target data from the target datagroup according to the target data dimensional information defined inthe target instruction.

It should be understood that in the embodiment of the presentapplication, the so-called processor 501 may be a central processingunit (CPU), and the processor may also be other general-purposeprocessors or digital signal processors (DSP), Application SpecificIntegrated Circuit (ASIC), Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) or otherprogrammable logic devices, discrete gates or transistor logic devices,discrete hardware components, etc. The general-purpose processor may bea microprocessor or the processor may also be any conventional processoror the like.

The input device 402 may include a touch panel, a fingerprint sensor(used to collect user fingerprint information and fingerprintorientation information), a microphone, etc., and the output device 403may include a display (LCD, etc.), a speaker, and the like.

The memory 404 may include a read-only memory and a random accessmemory, and provides instructions and data to the processor 401. A partof the memory 404 may also include a non-volatile random access memory.For example, the memory 404 may also store device type information.

In specific implementation, the processor 401, input device 402, andoutput device 403 described in the embodiments of the presentapplication can execute the implementation described in the embodimentof the method for data extraction provided in the embodiments of thepresent application, and can also execute this implementation describedin the embodiment of the device, which will not be repeated herein.

In another embodiment of the present application, a computer-readablestorage medium is provided, the computer-readable storage medium storesa computer program, and when the computer program is executed by aprocessor, the following is implemented:

Determining, if a target instruction for extracting target data from adata set is detected and a cursor group in the data set being an orderedcursor group, a target cursor from the ordered cursor group based onquoted keywords contained in the target instruction; and

extracting the target data from the data set based on the targetinstruction and the target cursor.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, when the computerprogram is executed by a processor, the following is implemented:

configuring a mobile authority file configured for defining quotedkeywords in a preset structured query language SQL rule file to obtain anew SQL rule file; the new SQL rule file is configured for describingand responding to the target instruction of the target data extractedfrom the data set.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, when the computerprogram is executed by a processor, the following is implemented:

determining position information of the target cursor relative to acurrent cursor according to the quoted keywords contained in the targetinstruction, and determining the target cursor from the ordered cursorgroup according to the position information.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting a numberof data samples of an aggregate function; when the computer program isexecuted by a processor, the following is implemented:

creating, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the aggregate function, a moving window accordingto the number of data samples and determining the target cursor from theordered cursor group based on the moving window; and the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting acondition of data samples of an aggregate function; when the computerprogram is executed by a processor, the following is implemented:

determining, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the aggregate function, the target cursor from theordered cursor group according to the condition of data samples; and thetarget cursor comprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of aplurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting a numberof data samples and a condition of data samples of an aggregatefunction; when the computer program is executed by a processor, thefollowing is implemented:

determining, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the aggregate function, a cursor group to befiltered from the ordered cursor group according to the condition ofdata samples; and creating a moving window according to the number ofdata samples and determining the target cursor from the cursor group tobe filtered based on the moving window; wherein the target cursorcomprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.

As a possible implementation of the embodiment, the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for pointing to acursor of statistical data corresponding to a statistical function; whenthe computer program is executed by a processor, the following isimplemented:

determining, if the target instruction is an instruction to extract thetarget data based on the statistical function, the statistical dataaccording to the statistical function; and determining the target cursorfrom the ordered cursor group based on the statistical data; wherein thetarget cursor comprises a cursor or a cursor group composed of aplurality of cursors.

Further, as a possible implementation of the embodiment, when thecomputer program is executed by a processor, the following isimplemented:

determining a target data group according to the target cursor, andextracting the target data from the target data group according to thetarget data dimensional information defined in the target instruction.

It can be seen from the above that, in the embodiment of the presentapplication, by determining the target cursor from the ordered cursorgroup based on the quoted keywords contained in the target instructionwhen the target instruction for extracting target data from the data setis detected and the cursor group in the data set is the ordered cursorgroup, and then extracting the target data from the data set based onthe target instruction and the target cursor, which provides a basis forthe movement extraction or movement processing of sequence data, withoutconsidering the limitations of query rules or structured query logic inthe data, and improving the efficiency of data extraction.

The computer-readable storage medium may be an internal storage unit ofthe device described in any of the foregoing embodiments, such as a harddisk or memory of a computer. The computer-readable storage medium mayalso be an external storage device of the device, such as a plug-in harddisk, a smart memory card (SMC), or a Secure Digital (SD) card, andFlash Card, etc. equipped on the device. Further, the computer-readablestorage medium may also include both an internal storage unit of thedevice and an external storage device. The computer-readable storagemedium is used to store the computer program and other programs and datarequired by the device. The computer-readable storage medium can also beused to temporarily store data that has been output or will be output.

In addition, the functional units in the various embodiments of thepresent application may be integrated into one processing unit, or eachunit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integratedinto one unit. The above-mentioned integrated unit can be implemented inthe form of hardware or software functional unit.

When the integrated unit is implemented in the form of a softwarefunctional unit and sold or used as an independent product, theintegrated unit may be stored in a computer readable storage medium.Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the presentapplication essentially, or the part contributing to the prior art, orall or a part of the technical solutions may be implemented in the formof a software product. The software product is stored in a storagemedium and includes a plurality of instructions for instructing acomputer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, a networkdevice, etc.) to perform all or some of the steps of the methodsdescribed in the embodiments of the present application. The foregoingstorage medium includes: any medium that can store program code, such asa USB flash drive, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), arandom access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disc.

As stated above, the foregoing embodiments are merely used to explainthe technical solutions of the present application, and are not intendedto limit the technical solutions. Although the present application hasbeen described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments,the ordinarily skilled one in the art should understand that thetechnical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments can still bemodified, or equivalent replacement can be made to some of the technicalfeatures. Moreover, these modifications or substitutions do not make theessences of corresponding technical solutions depart from the spirit andthe scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the presentapplication.

1. A method for data extraction, comprising: determining, if a targetinstruction for extracting target data from a data set is detected and acursor group in the data set being an ordered cursor group, a targetcursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords containedin the target instruction; and extracting the target data from the dataset based on the target instruction and the target cursor.
 2. The methodof claim 1, wherein before the step of determining, if a targetinstruction for extracting target data from a data set is detected and acursor group in the data set being an ordered cursor group, a targetcursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords containedin the target instruction, the method further comprises: configuring amobile specification file configured for defining quoted keywords in apreset structured query language SQL rule file to obtain a new SQL rulefile; the new SQL rule file is configured for describing and respondingto the target instruction of the target data extracted from the dataset.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining a targetcursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords containedin the target instruction comprises: determining position information ofthe target cursor relative to a current cursor according to the quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction, and determining the targetcursor from the ordered cursor group according to the positioninformation.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction are configured for limiting a numberof data samples of an aggregate function; and the step of determining atarget cursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction comprises: creating, if the targetinstruction is an instruction to extract the target data based on theaggregate function, a moving window according to the number of datasamples and determining the target cursor from the ordered cursor groupbased on the moving window; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursoror a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.
 5. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the quoted keywords contained in the target instructionare configured for limiting a condition of data samples of an aggregatefunction; and the step of determining a target cursor from the orderedcursor group based on quoted keywords contained in the targetinstruction comprises: determining, if the target instruction is aninstruction to extract the target data based on the aggregate function,the target cursor from the ordered cursor group according to thecondition of data samples; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursoror a cursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.
 6. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the quoted keywords contained in the target instructionare configured for limiting a number of data samples and a condition ofdata samples of an aggregate function; and the step of determining atarget cursor from the ordered cursor group based on quoted keywordscontained in the target instruction comprises: determining, if thetarget instruction is an instruction to extract the target data based onthe aggregate function, a cursor group to be filtered from the orderedcursor group according to the condition of data samples; creating amoving window according to the number of data samples and determiningthe target cursor from the cursor group to be filtered based on themoving window; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursor or a cursorgroup composed of a plurality of cursors.
 7. The method of claim 1,wherein the quoted keywords contained in the target instruction areconfigured for pointing to a cursor of statistical data corresponding toa statistical function; and the step of determining a target cursor fromthe ordered cursor group based on quoted keywords contained in thetarget instruction comprises: determining, if the target instruction isan instruction to extract the target data based on the statisticalfunction, the statistical data according to the statistical function;determining the target cursor from the ordered cursor group based on thestatistical data; wherein the target cursor comprises a cursor or acursor group composed of a plurality of cursors.
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 9. Aterminal device, comprising: a memory, a processor, and a computerprogram stored in the memory and running on the processor, wherein theprocessor is configured to execute following program units stored in thecomputer program: a determining unit, configured for determining, if atarget instruction for extracting target data from a data set isdetected and a cursor group in the data set being an ordered cursorgroup, a target cursor from the ordered cursor group based on quotedkeywords contained in the target instruction; and an extraction unit,configured for extracting the target data from the data set based on thetarget instruction and the target cursor.
 10. A computer-readablestorage medium storing a computer program, wherein when the computerprogram is executed by a processor to implement the steps as followingdetermining, if a target instruction for extracting target data from adata set is detected and a cursor group in the data set being an orderedcursor group, a target cursor from the ordered cursor group based onquoted keywords contained in the target instruction; and extracting thetarget data from the data set based on the target instruction and thetarget cursor.